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Taylor Swift’s secrets…

Student A

Hi. I am Taylor. I love ________ (number). I was born in December on a Christmas tree
farm. I like imagining what life was like hundreds of years ago. I have blurry eyesight. My
favorite thing in life ____________________ (what), specifically the parts of life
concerning love. Because as far as I am concerned, __________ (what) is absolutely
everything.

I get easily _________________________________ (how). I am 23 now, but I never

stopped jumping up and down when something wonderful happens. My biggest fear
_______________________ (what). Or, letting someone down. I really love showing
people what I meant when I wrote a song, so my shows are very theatrical. I
_____________________ (what / do) constantly. I have a cat named Meredith. She’s
named after my favorite character on Grey’s Anatomy, and she’s fantastic. I live
____________ (where / live), a magical land where 99% of people are friendly and
courteous drivers who let you in and don’t honk at you.

I go into a trance when I am in an antique store. I don’t like it

_____________________________________________________ (what). Like when
you are shopping and you find a really cute dress, only to realize it’s actually a strange
jumpsuit situation. But I mostly don’t like it when it happens to people. I love my friends
and I am always making new ones. I don’t really think
______________________________ (what) or learning about as many new things as
possible. I also don’t think you should ever take life so seriously that you forget to play.

Music has taken me all over the world, but _______________ (what or who) are the
reason it’s been so magical. I am so blown away by how nice they are to me. It’s strange to
feel so understood by such a large group of people, but I love it. For the last two years, I
_____________________________________________ (what / do). I called it that
because of the tumultuous, crazy adventures in love and loss that it chronicles. In my
mind, when you experience love that’s fast paced and out of control and mixes infatuation,
jealousy, frustration, miscommunication, and all of those lovely emotions… In retrospect, it
all looks red.

I can’t wait for so many things. But mostly I can’t wait to see you, whether it’s in a crowd
or in a coffee shop. Thank you for listening, showing up, reading, and taking such good care
of me.

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Taylor Swift’s secrets…

Student B

Hi. I am Taylor. I love number 13. I was born __________________ (birthday) on a

Christmas tree farm. I like ______________________________ (what). I have
________________ (what/vision problems). My favorite thing in life is writing about life,
specifically the parts of life concerning love. Because as far as I am concerned, love is
absolutely everything.

I am easily excited, thrilled, scared, and shocked. I ____________ (how old), but I never
stopped jumping up and down when something wonderful happens. My biggest fear is
getting bad news. Or, letting someone down. I really love
__________________________ (what), so my shows are very theatrical. I knock on
wood constantly. I have a cat________________ _(name). She’s named after my favorite
character on Grey’s Anatomy, and she’s fantastic. I live in Nashville, a magical land where
99% of people are friendly and courteous drivers who let you in and don’t honk at you.

I go into a trance when_____________________ (when). I don’t like it when something

or someone turns out to be different than what you originally thought. Like when you are
shopping and you find a really cute dress, only to realize it’s actually a strange jumpsuit
situation. But I mostly don’t like it when it happens to people. I love my friends and I am
always making new ones. I don’t really think you can ever stop making new friends or
learning about as many new things as possible. I also don’t think
_________________________ (what) that you forget to play.

Music has taken me all over the world, but the fans are the reason it’s been so magical. I
am so blown away by how nice they are to me. It’s strange
________________________________________ (what), but I love it. For the last
two years, I have been working on an album called Red. I called it that
_________________________________________ (why). In my mind, when you
experience love that’s fast paced and out of control and mixes infatuation, jealousy,
frustration, miscommunication, and all of those lovely emotions… In retrospect, it all looks
red.

I can’t wait for so many things. But mostly I can’t wait to see you, whether it’s in a crowd
or in a coffee shop. Thank you for listening, showing up, reading, and taking such good care
of me.

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Teachers’ notes

1. Have students work in pairs

2. Hand out a different sheet (a or b) to each student of the couple

3. Give students a couple of minutes to quickly scan their texts to get the gist of it

4. Ask students to formulate questions to their partners to find out the missing
information and complete it in their texts

Key

Hi. I am Taylor. I love number 13. I was born in December on a Christmas tree farm. I like
imagining what life was like hundreds of years ago. I have blurry eyesight. My favorite
thing in life is writing about life, specifically the parts of life concerning love. Because as
far as I am concerned, love is absolutely everything.

I am easily excited, thrilled, scared, and shocked. I am 23 now, but I never stopped
jumping up and down when something wonderful happens. My biggest fear is getting bad
news. Or, letting someone down. I really love showing people what I meant when I wrote a
song, so my shows are very theatrical. I knock on wood constantly. I have a cat named
Meredith. She’s named after my favorite character on Grey’s Anatomy, and she’s
fantastic. I live in Nashville, a magical land where 99% of people are friendly and
courteous drivers who let you in and don’t honk at you.

I go into a trance when I am in an antique store. I don’t like it when something or someone
turns out to be different than what you originally thought. Like when you are shopping and
you find a really cute dress, only to realize it’s actually a strange jumpsuit situation. But I
mostly don’t like it when it happens to people. I love my friends and I am always making
new ones. I don’t really think you can ever stop making new friends or learning about as
many new things as possible. I also don’t think you should ever take life so seriously that
you forget to play.

Music has taken me all over the world, but the fans are the reason it’s been so magical. I
am so blown away by how nice they are to me. It’s strange to feel so understood by such a
large group of people, but I love it. For the last two years, I have been working on an
album called Red. I called it that because of the tumultuous, crazy adventures in love and
loss that it chronicles. In my mind, when you experience love that’s fast paced and out of
control and mixes infatuation, jealousy, frustration, miscommunication, and all of those
lovely emotions… In retrospect, it all looks red.

I can’t wait for so many things. But mostly I can’t wait to see you, whether it’s in a crowd
or in a coffee shop. Thank you for listening, showing up, reading, and taking such good care
of me.

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Taylor Swift- We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

I remember when we broke up the first time

You're saying this is it, I've had enough
I'm just like We haven't seen each other in a month
When you, said you, needed space, what?

But when you come around again and say

Baby, I miss you and I swear I'm gonna change, trust me
Remember how that lasted for a day
I say I hate you, we break up, you call me, I love you

Oooh we called it off again last night

But Oooh, this time I'm telling you, I'm telling you
We are never ever ever ever getting back together
We are never ever ever ever getting back together
You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together

Like ever...

I'm really gonna miss you picking fights at me

Falling for a screaming that I'm right
And you hide away and find your piece of mind
With some indie record that's much cooler than mine

Oooh you called me up again tonight

But Oooh, this time I'm telling you, I'm telling you
We are never ever ever ever getting back together
We are never ever ever ever getting back together
You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together

I used to think that we were forever ever ever

And I used to say never say never
Huh, he calls me up and he's like, I still love you
And i'm like, I mean, I mean this is exhausting, you know
Like we are never getting back together, like ever

We are never ever ever ever getting back together

We are never ever ever ever getting back together
You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together

Not getting back together, we

Oh, getting back together

You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me

But we are never ever ever ever getting back together

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1. Match the words from the box with the definitions below:

1. To come around 2. To swear 3. To break up

4. To call it off 5. To get back together 6. To pick fights at someone

7. To fall for a screaming 8. To call somebody up

a. To make a promise

b. To cancel

c. To change your mind from disagreeing with someone to agreeing with someone

d. To start a quarrel / fight with someone

e. To split up with someone; to stop liking / going out with someone

f. To communicate or try to communicate with someone by telephone

g. To restart your relationship after a breakup

h. To shout aloud, to speak up your mind

2. Write the past simple and past participle forms of the following verbs:

 To break up

 To see

 To say

 To come

 To swear

 To call

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Taylor Swift- We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

3. Fill in the gaps with the words from the box (remember to write the correct form
of the verbs when required):

Space / swear / enough / again / each other / Break up

I remember when we __________ the first time

You're saying this is it, I've had ________

I'm just like We haven't seen __________ in a month

When you, said you, needed __________, what?

But when you come around _________ and say

Baby, I miss you and I ________I'm gonna change, trust me

Remember how that lasted for a day

I say I hate you, we break up, you call me, I love you

_____You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me

______But Oooh, this time I'm telling you, I'm telling you

4. Order the lines _______We are never ever ever ever getting back together

______We are never ever ever ever getting back together

______Oooh we called it off again last night

_____But we are never ever ever ever getting back together

____Like ever...

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5. Complete the gaps

Exhausting / tonight / used to / hide / fights / miss

I'm really gonna ________ you picking ________ at me

Falling for a screaming that I'm right

And you___________ away and find your piece of mind

With some indie record that's much cooler than mine.

Oooh you called me up again _________

But Oooh, this time I'm telling you, I'm telling you

We are never ever ever ever getting back together

We are never ever ever ever getting back together

You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me

But we are never ever ever ever getting back together

I used to think that we were forever ever ever

And I ___________ say never say never

Huh, he calls me up and he's like, I still love you

And i'm like, I mean, I mean this is ____________, you know

Like we are never getting back together, like ever

We are never ever ever ever getting back together

We are never ever ever ever getting back together

You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me

But we are never ever ever ever getting back together

6. Write the correct number next to each line…

____But we are never ever ever ever getting back together

____Not getting back together, we

___You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me

____Oh, getting back together

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Follow-up activities

1) Ask your students to write a letter about themselves: their age, the things

they like doing, the places they fancy visiting, the stuff that is important for

them, the city where they live…

2) “Have you ever…” Have your students write questions using the expression

“Have you ever + past participle” and some of the verbs that appear in the song.

3) Have your students write an email to the singer asking her for the breakup and

previous love experiences.